Project Information

Title: Sockeye Salmon Overescapement 94258

Project Year and Number: 1994: 94258

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1997: 97258-A-CLO, 1996: 96258-A1, 1996: 96258-A2, 1995: 95258

Principal Investigator (PI): Dana Schmidt (State Of Alaska )

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: KEN/KAP

Restoration Category: Monitoring

Injured Resources Addressed: Sockeye Salmon

Abstract: Major economic damage to fisheries may result because of the over escapement of sockeye salmon associated with fisheries closures caused by the EVOS. This project involves procedures to assess the effects of sockeye salmon over escapement. Fresh water production from the 1989 escapements will be assessed in the Kenai/Skilak, Red, Akalura, and Upper Station Lakes of the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island in Alaska. This project includes studies that essentially follow the pattern established in the original 1990 study plan but with significant modifications to accommodate recent findings. Critical biological attributes will be estimated. Age and growth of juveniles and smolts, nutrient budgets, plankton populations, and zooplankton information will be used to infer effects. A pilot research project will be developed to determine experimentally the cause of sockeye salmon population declines and potential restorative actions.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY94: View (7,656 KB)
Final Report: See Project 96258-A2

Publications from this Project: None Available